Top Gear: The Modena Challenge!

transcript of the episode:

Jeremy: "You can't spend 5 months in Italy without a visit to the hotbed of automobile style and innovation, Modena."

Hammond: "That's right. So the producers decided not to send us."

James May: "What?! Why not?"

Hammond: "We've already been. It wouldn't be right."

James May (mumbling): "Certainly would."

Jeremy: "So the producers, in their infinite wisdom, decided to send... a group of design students."

James May (whining): "What?... You've got to be kidding."

Jeremy: "...and their professor."

...Cut to the email conversation between the students and their professor...


Shane Lamay: "Matt Mark, Sam, Christian, Luis and myself are renting the car from Padua at 9:00am. We can meet you in Bologna or we could follow you or we can go on our own, whatever works for you guys..."

Bender: "We pick up ours here at 9 also. We should plan to meet there (Modena). My group probably moves slower than you guys. It looks like it will take 1 hour and 45 minutes of driving from Vicenza to Modena. We will probably arrive at noon. If it seems like you will get there much earlier than us then we can overlap rather than synchronize. I don't want to hold you up!  Let's talk on the way. Yes? My phone is out of euros but Anita's and the kid's are well funded."

Shane Lamay: "No problem. I think Matt wanted to get there around 11/11:30, but I have  a feeling it'll take us longer than 2 hours to get there too. We'll call you guys when we get on the road then.See you tomorrow"

Bender: "Xlnt. Will you go down to Bologna or back through Vicenza and over to Verona?"

Shane Lamay: "Through Ferrara"

Bender: "Thanks. We'll be on the opposite track. Maybe we should do a Top Gear style challenge?"

Shane Lamay: "haha we have to. we'll both leave at 9 then? we're team Jeremy"

Bender: "We'll take Hammond.

Bender: "Any idea what car you're bringing to the challenge?

Shane Lamay: "We'll be cruising down the autostrada in a in a four-door fiat panda. A "Saloon style" I believe they call it. what do you have?"

Bender: "They have offered us this one. One can never be sure... http://www.lancia.com/com/en/models/delta/"

Shane Lamay: "Blast! we got this bad boy"

Probably should have showed you this instead:

Bender: "You're not planning an off course route are you? Jeremy would not likely approve as he is more prone to the smooth roads!"

Shane Lamay: "We'll see what happens. these things never go according to plan."

Bender: "Indeed. May the best Reasonably Priced Car win!"